docs: def random_id(size=8, chars=string.ascii_letters + string.digits):
  	"""Generates a random string of given size from the given chars.
  
  	@param size:  The size of the random string.
  	@param chars: Constituent pool of characters to draw random characters from.
  	@type size:   number
  	@type chars:  string
  	@rtype:       string
  	@return:      The string of random characters.
  	"""
  	return ''.join(random.choice(chars) for _ in range(size))